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Hawai‘i Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice
The #VacationRental industry has exponentially expanded with the growth of online home-sharing platforms. Vacation rentals are proliferating rapidly because of ...the incredible profit-making opportunities they provide. While well-regulated VRUs can increase visitor expenditures, bolster tax revenues, and help locals make ends meet, allowing their unfettered proliferation is ultimately detrimental.
Hawai‘i Appleseed announces the release of a report addressing this situation with vetted, best-practices for how lawmakers can limit the proliferation of VRUs in a way that nets additional revenue, preserves the character of our residential communities, and does not punish lawful vacation rental hosts. Entitled “Priced Out of Paradise,” the report explores the most effective and fair vacation rental enforcement strategies adopted by destination cities from San Francisco to Barcelona with recommendations about how these strategies could best be implemented here in the islands.
KEY STATISTICS
• 23,000 vacation rental units (VRUs) in Hawai‘i
• 1 out of 24 housing units in Hawai‘i is a VRU
• VRU increase of 35% between 2015–17
• 52% of VRU-ownership is nonresident
• 73% of Hawai‘i hosts opperate multiple listings
• 84.8% of listings are whole-home or apartment
• VRUs net ≤ 3.5x the revenue of long-term rentals
Read the executive summary and download the complete report here: https://hiappleseed.org/publications/priced-out-of-paradise/
See MoreKEY STATISTICS
• 23,000 vacation rental units (VRUs) in Hawai‘i
• 1 out of 24 housing units in Hawai‘i is a VRU
• VRU increase of 35% between 2015–17
• 52% of VRU-ownership is nonresident
• 73% of Hawai‘i hosts opperate multiple listings
• 84.8% of listings are whole-home or apartment
• VRUs net ≤ 3.5x the revenue of long-term rentals
Read the executive summary and download the complete report here: https://hiappleseed.org/publications/priced-out-of-paradise/
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Ehu Kekahu Cardwell to Kamaʻāina
ʻMY ISLANDS ARE DYING" - http://FreeHawaii.Info
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Honolulu Civil Beat - By Inette Miller... - November 6, 2018
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Honolulu Civil Beat - By Inette Miller... - November 6, 2018
My husband is a Native Hawaiian. `Iokepa’s words are quoted in this post’s title. He speaks them with a profound sense of grief — and a barely hidden anger.
He struggles with those divergent sentiments. He knows that to speak his mind is to court accusations and dismissal as “another angry Hawaiian.” And yes, there is a great deal to be angry about.
But `Iokepa Hanalei `Imaikalani knows that ears close when words are daggers. The last 21 years of his life have been about crafting words so that ears remain open, and hearts receptive. These years have been about his speaking and feeling an impulse toward inclusion. People who’ve heard him speak from edge to edge of the North American continent know that he’s pretty darned good at it.
But today, I’m reminded over breakfast that it has been awhile since I’ve used these posts to name and explain the heart of the danger, and the loss.
“My Islands have become someone else’s playground,” `Iokepa said today while reading our tiny Kauai newspaper over coffee — “their playground, without any sense of responsibility.”
Let me explain here what may not be obvious. To a Native Hawaiian — a kanaka maoli — responsibility is inextricably a part of existence — sucking in breath and releasing it. Responsibility is carved from a far larger canvas than our Western world’s narrow boundaries. I challenge my own choice of words here. “Responsibility” to Hawaiians is not “carved from” at all. It is cellular connection to and for every piece of creation.
Hence, these Native Hawaiians who have for thousands of years welcomed strangers — fed them, educated them, cared for them with open hands and hearts — cannot fathom their guests’ disinterest, disengagement, and disdain for both their adopted land and the people who’ve welcomed them here.
Human Disconnect
I think that `Iokepa’s grief and anger actually disguise his real sentiment - incomprehension. He and his kin cannot imagine such a human disconnect. They anguish - How can they not know?
What is it that we, who’ve chosen to live or visit these Islands, do not know? `Iokepa’s words again - “They see their home here as an ‘investment’ that requires no greater commitment.”
This, in a culture that had no concept of ownership at all — only a shared imperative to care for and about every living thing.
`Iokepa says, “They don’t understand: It’s what the islands want, not what you want.” He invokes a primal Native Hawaiian precept of wrongdoing: “They take more than their share.”
The world rightfully frets about global warming, and its resulting catastrophes are increasingly in our faces. Still, in some tragic sense, that remains an abstraction. What the Native Hawaiians grieve is undeniably concrete — an everyday attack on everything this culture holds sacred: their undeniable union with the `aina (land), the kai (ocean), and their community’s care for one another.
And so, “My Islands are dying” means - reef fish and seaweed are now poisonous to eat; a swim in the ocean on more days than not is a risk to our health; great expanses of land and beach are inaccessible for ritual and traditional practice. “My Islands are dying” means the commercialization of what is sacred and the destruction of native values.
I am neither unaware nor impervious to the daily doses of pain, angst and global tragedy that I awaken to each and every morning. In some ways, it is that very horror show that has prevented me recently from adding another word to the endless cacophony.
But, today, I awaken on this small island in the most isolated archipelago on Earth, among a people who are, what remains on this planet, the singular living embodiment of selflessness, inclusion, and yes, personal responsibility for every other soul — natural or human.
And I am sorely aware that to ignore this place, these people and their remarkably generous culture — to lose it and them — is to miss our sacred opportunity to awaken and remember that which we have too widely forgotten.
See MoreHe struggles with those divergent sentiments. He knows that to speak his mind is to court accusations and dismissal as “another angry Hawaiian.” And yes, there is a great deal to be angry about.
But `Iokepa Hanalei `Imaikalani knows that ears close when words are daggers. The last 21 years of his life have been about crafting words so that ears remain open, and hearts receptive. These years have been about his speaking and feeling an impulse toward inclusion. People who’ve heard him speak from edge to edge of the North American continent know that he’s pretty darned good at it.
But today, I’m reminded over breakfast that it has been awhile since I’ve used these posts to name and explain the heart of the danger, and the loss.
“My Islands have become someone else’s playground,” `Iokepa said today while reading our tiny Kauai newspaper over coffee — “their playground, without any sense of responsibility.”
Let me explain here what may not be obvious. To a Native Hawaiian — a kanaka maoli — responsibility is inextricably a part of existence — sucking in breath and releasing it. Responsibility is carved from a far larger canvas than our Western world’s narrow boundaries. I challenge my own choice of words here. “Responsibility” to Hawaiians is not “carved from” at all. It is cellular connection to and for every piece of creation.
Hence, these Native Hawaiians who have for thousands of years welcomed strangers — fed them, educated them, cared for them with open hands and hearts — cannot fathom their guests’ disinterest, disengagement, and disdain for both their adopted land and the people who’ve welcomed them here.
Human Disconnect
I think that `Iokepa’s grief and anger actually disguise his real sentiment - incomprehension. He and his kin cannot imagine such a human disconnect. They anguish - How can they not know?
What is it that we, who’ve chosen to live or visit these Islands, do not know? `Iokepa’s words again - “They see their home here as an ‘investment’ that requires no greater commitment.”
This, in a culture that had no concept of ownership at all — only a shared imperative to care for and about every living thing.
`Iokepa says, “They don’t understand: It’s what the islands want, not what you want.” He invokes a primal Native Hawaiian precept of wrongdoing: “They take more than their share.”
The world rightfully frets about global warming, and its resulting catastrophes are increasingly in our faces. Still, in some tragic sense, that remains an abstraction. What the Native Hawaiians grieve is undeniably concrete — an everyday attack on everything this culture holds sacred: their undeniable union with the `aina (land), the kai (ocean), and their community’s care for one another.
And so, “My Islands are dying” means - reef fish and seaweed are now poisonous to eat; a swim in the ocean on more days than not is a risk to our health; great expanses of land and beach are inaccessible for ritual and traditional practice. “My Islands are dying” means the commercialization of what is sacred and the destruction of native values.
I am neither unaware nor impervious to the daily doses of pain, angst and global tragedy that I awaken to each and every morning. In some ways, it is that very horror show that has prevented me recently from adding another word to the endless cacophony.
But, today, I awaken on this small island in the most isolated archipelago on Earth, among a people who are, what remains on this planet, the singular living embodiment of selflessness, inclusion, and yes, personal responsibility for every other soul — natural or human.
And I am sorely aware that to ignore this place, these people and their remarkably generous culture — to lose it and them — is to miss our sacred opportunity to awaken and remember that which we have too widely forgotten.
Ka'iu Lambert shared a post.
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Koohan Paik-Mander to Malama Hamakua
GIANT CHEMICAL DISCHARGE IN OCEAN! PLEASE CUT AND PASTE LETTER TO DOH NOW! The video below was taken by a Hamakua fisherman on November 10, the day that the Hu ...Honua construction site illegally dumped between 60,000-90,000 gallons of a chemical into some of Hawaii's most pristine waters. The fisherman said it's not as visible in the video but the dark water, beyond the surf, was very thick and oily. He also said he had no idea that Hu Honua iron-workers had already risked their jobs by blowing the whistle and revealing that dumps like this are a regular happening at the Hu Honua construction site.
CUT AND PASTE TESTIMONY BELOW AND SIGN YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AT BOTTOM. Dept. of Health needs to receive an AVALANCHE of emails about this incident before the deadline of 11/21 -- this Wednesday. We cannot EVER accept this as "normal.”
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SUBJECT LINE:
EPA INVESTIGATION OF HU HONUA VIOLATIONS IMMEDIATELY!! NO WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS FOR HU HONUA! CEASE AND DESIST CONSTRUCTION UNTIL MARINE BIOTA IS RESTORED FOR UNCOMPROMISED BASELINE RESEARCH!
SEND TO norris.uehara@doh.hawaii.gov, joanna.seto@doh.hawaii.gov,
kozelka.peter@epa.gov,
kahakui.kahi@epa.gov,
cleanwaterbranch@doh.hawaii.gov,
stefanie.weaver@doh.hawaii.gov,
matthew.kurano@doh.hawaii.gov,
alec.wong@doh.hawaii.gov,
laurie.nagai-morgan@doh.hawaii.gov,
stoker.michael@epa.gov,
adams.connor@epa.gov,
glenn.haae@doh.hawaii.gov,
bruce.s.anderson@doh.hawaii.gov
Dear DOH and EPA,
I am writing to demand that NO permits of any kind that have to do with wastewater discharge be issued to Hu Honua Bioenergy. At the Public Hearing that took place on November 14, a group of Iron Workers employed at the plant were present with samples of a dark green chemical that they said was released into the ocean and on the grounds of the Hu Honua work site. Hu Honua president Warren Lee told the media that it was citric acid. But citric acid is white, not dark green. Lee told the media that only 3,500 gallons went into the ocean. The workers said it was more like 60,000 gallons. They also said that illegal discharges were routine and happen all the time, but this one was extra large.
Dave Clark, one of the workers, told the media that Hu Honua releases its illegal discharges through a “camouflaged” hose that is hidden from view. He also said that workers are threatened if suspected of whistleblowing. However, the violations had been getting so bad, that certain workers, like Mr. Clark, decided it was extremely important that he disclose the violations to the public.
Jake Muise, a resident of Pepeekeo, happened to hear about the big spill and went down to the Hu Honua front gate the morning of the spill to investigate. He asked the employee there if there had been a spill, and if it was safe to take his kids fishing. The employee said yes, it was safe, and no, there had not been a spill. Jake then asked that he call his manager on the phone to confirm. The manager confirmed: no spill. It was not until the whistleblower ironworkers news became public that Jake discovered that the shoreline was actually extremely toxic and that Hu Honua made a policy of lying to the public.
After all this, how can Dept. of Health possibly think they are protecting Hawaii’s Public Trust by issuing wastewater discharge permits to Hu Honua, which would allow the clearly recalcitrant company to self-monitor its own discharge violations??? This cannot be allowed.
The public has already endured the indignities of having the State of Hawaii and Hu Honua tell us they do not need to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement, even though their electrical plant will have enormous impacts on air, sea, aquifer, land and climate. But to now be faced with the possibility of Dept. of Health granting both the UIC permit and the NPDES to Hu Honua – on the condition that Hu Honua monitor its own violations, is shockingly absurd. This company lies to the public and threatens its workers, while continuing to intentionally release thousands of gallons of chemicals into our coastal waters.
Absolutely no permits of any kind should be issued to Hu Honua to discharge wastewater!
Besides demanding that NO PERMITS for wastewater discharge be issued to Hu Honua, I am also alarmed that DOH did not tell DLNR about the spill, which had been only four days before DLNR conducted studies on marine biota to determine baseline data. DOH directed DLNR to conduct the studies, but did not tell them this very relevant information. The results of this study should be thrown out. The chemical would have caused impacts that would render meaningless any data that was supposed to provide baseline information. If the results of that particular study are used, that means that Hu Honua gets the advantage of starting out with a very low bar because the water had been polluted so recently. This would chalk up one more instance of a State agency giving Hu Honua a free pass. Issuing the permit would allow Hu Honua to continue dumping in the ocean at levels that would be maintaining illegal dumping habits they have established in the last few months of construction. It is not an accurate baseline study if it is being conducted in the midst of continual and illegal wastewater releases.
And in light of the recent information from whistleblower workers, that these releases have been continual for months, then damages have already impacted the biota, and we need to wait for the marine ecosystem there to recover before taking baseline studies. Hu Honua must cease and desist in construction so that we can allow marine biota to be restored before taking a baseline study.
We all eat fresh fish caught in these waters. What is taking place is absolutely criminal, and Hu Honua hasn’t even begun operations! The company should investigated by the EPA immediately.
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SUBJECT LINE:
EPA INVESTIGATION OF HU HONUA VIOLATIONS IMMEDIATELY!! NO WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS FOR HU HONUA! CEASE AND DESIST CONSTRUCTION UNTIL MARINE BIOTA IS RESTORED FOR UNCOMPROMISED BASELINE RESEARCH!
SEND TO norris.uehara@doh.hawaii.gov, joanna.seto@doh.hawaii.gov,
kozelka.peter@epa.gov,
kahakui.kahi@epa.gov,
cleanwaterbranch@doh.hawaii.gov,
stefanie.weaver@doh.hawaii.gov,
matthew.kurano@doh.hawaii.gov,
alec.wong@doh.hawaii.gov,
laurie.nagai-morgan@doh.hawaii.gov,
stoker.michael@epa.gov,
adams.connor@epa.gov,
glenn.haae@doh.hawaii.gov,
bruce.s.anderson@doh.hawaii.gov
Dear DOH and EPA,
I am writing to demand that NO permits of any kind that have to do with wastewater discharge be issued to Hu Honua Bioenergy. At the Public Hearing that took place on November 14, a group of Iron Workers employed at the plant were present with samples of a dark green chemical that they said was released into the ocean and on the grounds of the Hu Honua work site. Hu Honua president Warren Lee told the media that it was citric acid. But citric acid is white, not dark green. Lee told the media that only 3,500 gallons went into the ocean. The workers said it was more like 60,000 gallons. They also said that illegal discharges were routine and happen all the time, but this one was extra large.
Dave Clark, one of the workers, told the media that Hu Honua releases its illegal discharges through a “camouflaged” hose that is hidden from view. He also said that workers are threatened if suspected of whistleblowing. However, the violations had been getting so bad, that certain workers, like Mr. Clark, decided it was extremely important that he disclose the violations to the public.
Jake Muise, a resident of Pepeekeo, happened to hear about the big spill and went down to the Hu Honua front gate the morning of the spill to investigate. He asked the employee there if there had been a spill, and if it was safe to take his kids fishing. The employee said yes, it was safe, and no, there had not been a spill. Jake then asked that he call his manager on the phone to confirm. The manager confirmed: no spill. It was not until the whistleblower ironworkers news became public that Jake discovered that the shoreline was actually extremely toxic and that Hu Honua made a policy of lying to the public.
After all this, how can Dept. of Health possibly think they are protecting Hawaii’s Public Trust by issuing wastewater discharge permits to Hu Honua, which would allow the clearly recalcitrant company to self-monitor its own discharge violations??? This cannot be allowed.
The public has already endured the indignities of having the State of Hawaii and Hu Honua tell us they do not need to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement, even though their electrical plant will have enormous impacts on air, sea, aquifer, land and climate. But to now be faced with the possibility of Dept. of Health granting both the UIC permit and the NPDES to Hu Honua – on the condition that Hu Honua monitor its own violations, is shockingly absurd. This company lies to the public and threatens its workers, while continuing to intentionally release thousands of gallons of chemicals into our coastal waters.
Absolutely no permits of any kind should be issued to Hu Honua to discharge wastewater!
Besides demanding that NO PERMITS for wastewater discharge be issued to Hu Honua, I am also alarmed that DOH did not tell DLNR about the spill, which had been only four days before DLNR conducted studies on marine biota to determine baseline data. DOH directed DLNR to conduct the studies, but did not tell them this very relevant information. The results of this study should be thrown out. The chemical would have caused impacts that would render meaningless any data that was supposed to provide baseline information. If the results of that particular study are used, that means that Hu Honua gets the advantage of starting out with a very low bar because the water had been polluted so recently. This would chalk up one more instance of a State agency giving Hu Honua a free pass. Issuing the permit would allow Hu Honua to continue dumping in the ocean at levels that would be maintaining illegal dumping habits they have established in the last few months of construction. It is not an accurate baseline study if it is being conducted in the midst of continual and illegal wastewater releases.
And in light of the recent information from whistleblower workers, that these releases have been continual for months, then damages have already impacted the biota, and we need to wait for the marine ecosystem there to recover before taking baseline studies. Hu Honua must cease and desist in construction so that we can allow marine biota to be restored before taking a baseline study.
We all eat fresh fish caught in these waters. What is taking place is absolutely criminal, and Hu Honua hasn’t even begun operations! The company should investigated by the EPA immediately.
Shalee Kuuiponohealani Kekawa shared a live video.
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Day 20 5:55pm Unified Prayers for Mauna Kea and ALL SACRED PLACES around the WORLD (Healani- Hawaiian Kingdom)
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KE AUPUNI UPDATE - LA KU`OKO`A 2018 - http://FreeHawaii.Info
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Keeping in touch and updated on activities regarding the restoration of Ke Aupuni o Hawai`i, the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka `Aina I Ka Pono.
• Celebrating La Ku'oko'a – Independence Day
On November 28, 1843 (175 years ago) France and Great Britain formally recognized the Sandwich Islands (the Hawaiian Kingdom) as a sovereign, independent nation-state. King Kamehameha III declared the date a national holiday and La Ku'oko'a became the most celebrated holiday in the Kingdom for over 50 years!
That is, until 1895 when the Republic of Hawaii, the insurgency that displaced the Queen and the Hawaiian Kingdom, ordered the American Thanksgiving Day holiday to be celebrated instead of La Lu'oko'a. It so happened that year, the American Thanksgiving Day fell on November 28.
During the period of American domination, the Hawaiian Kingdom high holiday of La Ku'oko'a was overshadowed and lost to memory… until about 25 years ago when Kekuni Blaisdell and other patriots revived the observance of La Kuʻokoʻa and La Hoʻihoʻi Ea. Ever since, these holidays have been increasingly celebrated with events in several communities throughout our nation.
But let's see if we can turn this 175th anniversary into an opportunity to spread awareness of the significance of La Ku’oko'a where it really counts… our friends and families..
What if we each took a few minutes at our Thanksgiving dinners to share with our families and friends about the significance of Hawaii's Independence Day and to say how thankful we are that our country was recognized as a sovereign nation; a nation that is reawakening! In one day we would effectively reach thousands more of our 'ohana in the intimacy of our homes with the story of Hawaii's Independence Day…more than we would have at a big public rally. When we tell our country's story, we affirm the narrative; it becomes more personal; it becomes our story… and the awakening spreads.
Attached is a flyer about La Ku'oko'a that you can forward or print out and use to share with your 'ohana.
Let's bring back our holiday, La Ku'oko'a, by giving thanks for Ke Aupuni o Ko Hawai'i Pae ʻĀina.
See MoreUa Mau Ke Ea O Ka `Aina I Ka Pono.
• Celebrating La Ku'oko'a – Independence Day
On November 28, 1843 (175 years ago) France and Great Britain formally recognized the Sandwich Islands (the Hawaiian Kingdom) as a sovereign, independent nation-state. King Kamehameha III declared the date a national holiday and La Ku'oko'a became the most celebrated holiday in the Kingdom for over 50 years!
That is, until 1895 when the Republic of Hawaii, the insurgency that displaced the Queen and the Hawaiian Kingdom, ordered the American Thanksgiving Day holiday to be celebrated instead of La Lu'oko'a. It so happened that year, the American Thanksgiving Day fell on November 28.
During the period of American domination, the Hawaiian Kingdom high holiday of La Ku'oko'a was overshadowed and lost to memory… until about 25 years ago when Kekuni Blaisdell and other patriots revived the observance of La Kuʻokoʻa and La Hoʻihoʻi Ea. Ever since, these holidays have been increasingly celebrated with events in several communities throughout our nation.
But let's see if we can turn this 175th anniversary into an opportunity to spread awareness of the significance of La Ku’oko'a where it really counts… our friends and families..
What if we each took a few minutes at our Thanksgiving dinners to share with our families and friends about the significance of Hawaii's Independence Day and to say how thankful we are that our country was recognized as a sovereign nation; a nation that is reawakening! In one day we would effectively reach thousands more of our 'ohana in the intimacy of our homes with the story of Hawaii's Independence Day…more than we would have at a big public rally. When we tell our country's story, we affirm the narrative; it becomes more personal; it becomes our story… and the awakening spreads.
Attached is a flyer about La Ku'oko'a that you can forward or print out and use to share with your 'ohana.
Let's bring back our holiday, La Ku'oko'a, by giving thanks for Ke Aupuni o Ko Hawai'i Pae ʻĀina.
Kealoha Kahunaaina Iona shared a post.
#Truthsgiving right on Ikakai. Our fucking legislature is dicking around in a circle jerk playing a game of grabass and I too do not want to be dicking around. Fuck these so-called representatives fucking us and raping us in the asses. What the fuck is wrong with you fucking idiot Hawaii citizens. Its your job to fucking make this right and you assholes sensoring democracy and allowing this fiasco called a legislature to continue because you dont have the balls to say the tru...th need to fucken take a shit or get off the toilet because you are enemy number 1 to the public good and justice. We are beyond your bullshit customs of so-called manners that keep the truth from manifesting. Kanaka culture (“i ka Olelo ke ola, i ka olelo ka make” aka word, sound power, aka manifesting, aka though my becomes word, word becomes a plan to create, therefore word, sound, power is the basis of all creation) incidentally is not just to breathe life to exclusively opportunistic ideas of “positivity.” No not so conveniently appropriated to fit your asshole agenda. This cultural precept means also TO breathe and manifest DEATH to hewa, or injustices.
So fuck your ass-hurt that you use to card throw and support your no ass-hurt agenda.
GTFO with your Indoctrinated maintenance and enablement of a non realistic higher road.
Hey asshole: The higher road IS truth and justice not feigned ass-hurt for your agenda.
Do what you will with this group FB admins. The truth can never be censored. Be a part of the solution. Aloha is the truth and words are for manifesting pono and manifesting end to injustice. You are either with the pono or against it. Aloha.
See MoreGTFO with your Indoctrinated maintenance and enablement of a non realistic higher road.
Hey asshole: The higher road IS truth and justice not feigned ass-hurt for your agenda.
Do what you will with this group FB admins. The truth can never be censored. Be a part of the solution. Aloha is the truth and words are for manifesting pono and manifesting end to injustice. You are either with the pono or against it. Aloha.
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Councilman Ikaika Anderson raised eyebrows for using lewd descriptions at a recent council meeting to criticize ...a lack of action on homelessness. What do you make of his statements?
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Councilman Ikaika Anderson raised eyebrows for using lewd descriptions at a recent council meeting to criticize ...a lack of action on homelessness. What do you make of his statements?
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Healani Sonoda-Pale shared a live video.
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Healani Sonoda-Pale shared a post.
All kind of memories pop up on my feed of the movement. Na'i Aupuni's illegitimate elections and constitution that they drafted three years ago didn't go anywhere but the Department of Interior Rule that 'creates a pathway to reestablish a government to government relationship with the US' is still there. The Rule is a would be land settlement basically only giving us rights to the uninhabitable Kaho'olawe and taking all federally held lands off the table. I've heard the OHA ...Candidate, Kia'aina (who helped draft and push this Rule), state that if we had our own federally recognized nation right now we would be negotiating for Mauna Kea - when asked the question whether she would support TMT or not. The thing is negotiate what? Kaho'olawe for Mauna Kea? Who would do the negotiating the same people who wrote and pushed the Rule and tried to sell us out kowtowing to the US Department of Justice? The Rule provides a pathway to a paper nation period. What would we have to negotiate if we give up our undivided interests in 2 million acres of Hawaiian Kingdom Crown and Government lands (including Mauna Kea) by signing on to Kanaiolowalu and the DOI Rule? Just some mana'o. No fed wreck is not going to save the Mauna - the Kia'i, Petitioners, and Aloha 'Aina have held off the TMT for 9 years. I know many of them and their work and I have faith that TMT will not be built not now or ever and just like Na'i Aupuni this issue will fade away. #AlohaMaunaKea#AoleTMT#AoleDOIRuleOverHawaii
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Kaukaohu Wahilani is with Kauwila Kaylene Sheldon and Healani Sonoda-Pale.
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Ehu Kekahu Cardwell shared a link.
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#VoicesOfTruth #MAOOrganicFarms #CheryseKauiSana #OrganicFood #Sustainability #FoodSovereignty #Waianae #KoaniFoundation #EhuKekahuCardwell
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http://VoicesOfTruthTV.com - Cheryse Kaui Sana knew two things. One, she wanted to go to college…
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We speak with Dr Monique Faleafa, Chief Executive for Le Va & Josiah Tualamali’i, member of the inquiry into mental health & addiction, with the Dept of Internal Affairs, about mental health & well being for youth.
Kelley Kekaipua Farquhar shared a post.
Researchers predict future warming could increase rainfall for the most extreme hurricanes and tropical cyclones by up to 30%. (From PBS NewsHour)
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